Equipment

What I forgot to write earlier is the equipment that I use.

I am currently using: -

-Canon 20D

-Praktica Super TL

-Helios-44m 58mm f2 (M42 fit)

-Soligor 135mm f2.8 (M42 fit)

-Prinz Galaxy 300mm f5.5 (M42 fit)

-Canon 38-76mm f4.5-5.6 (EF fit)

-M42-EF adapter

As you can see there are a lot of old M42 lenses. There are a few reasons why I use M42 fit lenses. The main reason is price. They are a lot cheaper for something that is just as good quality or even better. The second reason is having an aperture ring. Having an aperture ring makes everything a lot quicker and a lot more comfortable. Rather than having to pull the camera away from you and change the dial to your desired aperture all you do it turn the ring and you’re there. The final reason is the quality. M42 lenses were built to last. Whereas Canon EF lenses are made of plastic M42 lenses are made of metal.

I shoot in RAW and rarely edit my photos. When I do edit my photos I will clearly state what I have done to it and how I have done it.

I shoot in RAW because the quality of the photos is a lot better.

When I add photos to this blog I will add a small bit of text which will include the shutter speed, aperture and anything else I believe relevant. Maybe even sometimes explain where inspiration came from or what I had to go through to get the photo(s).

Photos will be uploaded either today or tomorrow and will all be ‘unseen’ photos that I have not uploaded to my flickr account. Hope you enjoy them and feedback is always nice.

In the meantime have a look at www.flickr.com/bennyellis